Choral Ensemble Camp

June 7 - June 13, 2020. This camp has been cancelled. Please click here for more information.

Camp Features

Treble Choir Schedule **NEW FOR 2020** For female singers who are rising 8th, rising 9th, and rising 10th graders:
From 8am – 5pm, younger female vocalists will be provided the opportunity to study and sing in an environment designed to support their developing voices. Campers will be challenged through musicianship classes, vocal technique classes, and sectional rehearsals. They will rehearse and perform in a Treble Choir, and perform the opening number of the Friday evening concert. See what a sample daily schedule looks like.

Mixed Choir Ensemble ScheduleFor all male singers: (rising 8th through rising 12th graders, and students who graduated 12th grade in spring 2020).For female singers who are rising 11th and 12th graders, and students who graduated 12th grade in spring 2020.
From 8am – 5pm, female and male vocalists who are upperclassmen will study and sing in an environment designed to provide ensemble experience with personal attention. Singers work with FSU faculty in a large mixed choir, a women's or men's choir, and a variety of small ensembles. They will take two daily elective classes focused on sight reading, theory, diction, and repertoire. See what a sample daily schedule looks like.

Elective Classes
All singers will take two elective classes each day and may choose from options including sight-reading, choral theory, conducting, diction, and musicianship.

Performance Opportunities
Camp will conclude with two final performances with their ensembles.

Honors Solo Recital & Chamber Choirs
Upperclassmen in the Mixed Choir may choose to audition for the Honors Solo Recital. Select singers will perform a solo piece at a special concert on Thursday evening. These students will also be assigned to the Class Voice elective as one of their two daily electives, where they will have the opportunity to work on their piece.

All interested campers may also audition for one of the two Chamber Choirs.

Evening Activities

Activities are planned for each evening. From music rehearsals to recreation activities to performances, the week is filled with fun and challenging music and social activities. See the sample schedule for more details.

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Camp Details

Eligibility

Campers must be rising 8th through rising 12th grade in summer 2020, or have graduated from 12th grade in spring 2020 (ie: all singers must have completed grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 in the '19-’20 school year).

For females, placement in the Treble Choir or the Mixed Choir Ensemble is completely based on grade level. There will not be auditions to determine your basic schedule. All rising 8-10 graders will be placed in the Treble Choir. All rising 11 graders and up are placed in the Mixed Choir Ensemble.

All ability levels are welcome. No audition is required to register. There will be optional auditions at camp check-in for upperclassmen who wish to audition for the Honors Solo Recital and optional auditions for our two Chamber Choirs. Details about auditions will be provided in the camp handbook.

Florida State is committed to providing a quality education to all qualified students and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability. Please contact our office to discuss any questions or accommodations that may need to be made for your camper at least three weeks prior to the start of camp.

Price Details

Overnight Campers:$496.00
This includes tuition, housing, and three meals per day.

Day Campers:$300.00
This includes tuition only.

A $100.00 non-refundable deposit is due at registration. This deposit is applied towards the total cost. The balance is due no later than May 25. 2020.

Campers will need to purchase their choir music at camp check-in. Cost of music is typically between $20-$30; exact price will be available in May.

Campers may wish to bring a small amount of extra money for snacks and optional recreation activities. More information is provided in the camp handbook.

There is no option to purchase private lessons at this camp.

Registration

Registration will open on January 13, 2020 at 8:00am.

A $100.00 non-refundable deposit is due at registration. The balance is due May 25, 2020.

No audition is required to register.

After you register you will receive:

an immediate confirmation email from the registrar's office from the following address: usi@capd.fsu.edu and a copy of your registration invoice. Please print out and keep this email as it contains your CUSTOMER NUMBER which you will need to make future payments.

within a week you will receive a welcome email from our office from musiccamps@fsu.edu. This welcome email will have information about the camp handbook, supplemental forms, and other exciting camp reminders.

Wait Lists

There are no wait lists at this time. Once all spaces have been filled for a particular voice part we will start a wait list.

If there is a wait list for your voice part when you go to register, you will need to call our office at 850-644-9934 to be placed on the wait list instead. Wait lists are first-come, first-serve; no deposit is required to be placed on the wait list. If a spot becomes available then we will call the first person on the wait list and offer the spot. They will have 48 hours to register before we move on to the next person on the wait list.

Check-In & Check-Out

Campers check-in on Sunday, June 7 between 12:00-3:00pm.

Campers check-out after the final performance on Saturday, June 13. The performance is at 11:00am in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The concert is anticipated to end at approximately 12:00pm.

Detailed information about check-in, check-out, and everything in between can be found in the Camp Handbook.

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REGISTRATION: Online registration for this camp will open on January 13, 2020 at 8:00am.

DEPOSIT: A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 per camp is required at the time of registration. This deposit is applied toward the camp tuition. Your space at camp is not reserved or guaranteed until this deposit has been paid. This deposit is not refundable under any circumstance***.

***You will not be asked to make a payment on your camp registration until the very last step. You will receive an on-screen confirmation of the camp registration first. This will include your Customer ID number which you should write down and keep.

BALANCE: The balance of all camp fees is due May 25, 2020. Any registrations not paid by this date are subject to cancellation. Any balances paid after this date will be payable by cash or credit card only - no personal checks will be accepted after this date or at check-in.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If a registered student becomes unable to attend camp for any reason AND camp administration received a written refund request, the following refund policy will apply:

Written notice received in camp office 10 or more business days(Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm) prior to the first day of camp: Full refund of tuition and housing less the $100.00 deposit.

Written notice received in camp office 1-9 business days(Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm) prior to the first day of camp: Refund of tuition only less the $100.00 deposit.

As of 5:00pm on the night before camp check-in: No refunds of any kind.

Accepted forms of written notification include:

Letters mailed to the camp administration office at FSU Summer Music Camps, PO BOX 3061180, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and RECEIVED in our office according to the policy above.

Email sent to the camp administration office at musiccamps@fsu.edu. Please be sure to get a reply confirming that we received you email request and that your refund is being processed.

Letters faxed to the camp administration office at 850-644-5257.

All of the above methods must be RECEIVED in our office according to the Refund Policy. Please be sure to get a confirmation from our office indicating that your request to cancel was received and that the refund is being processed.

Tips For Online Registration

Please use the parent email throughout the entire registration. Important confirmations will be sent to the email address used to create the registration.

When you are entering personal information (name, date of birth, age), be sure to ENTER THE CAMPER'S INFORMATION. Only enter the parent, guardian or teachers personal information when specifically asked.

If you wish to register for more than one camp, complete the process for the first camp and then return to this page to do it again for subsequent camps. You can only register for one camp at a time. After you do the first registration, you can use the password you created during the first registration to begin the second registration.

Registering Siblings

If you are registering siblings, you will need to use a different email address for each child. The registration system will only allow an email address to be attached to one child. If this is an issue please contact us and we will help you handle your registrations.

Make sure you LOG OUT after completing the first child's registration. You may even want to clear your browser history to make sure that none of the first child's information populates into the second child's registration.

Discounts

Please visit our Discounts page to see if you are eligible for any discounts BEFORE you register and to find out the criteria and guidelines for all of our discounts.

Kevin Fenton

Kevin Fenton is Professor of Music Education and Director of Undergraduate Choral Studies, and director of the FSU University Singers and the Chamber Choir. He has conducted the Virginia Tech Meistersingers (1998), the University Singers (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2013), and the Festival Singers of Florida (2012) in performances at regional and national conventions of ACDA and NAfME. A champion of new music, Dr. Fenton has conducted over thirty premiere performances including Skip Stradtman’s “Amazing Grace” (2015); Troy Robertson’s “In Meeting We are Blessed” (2015); Eric Barnum’s “In Paradisum” (2010); Sydney Guillame’s “Au-Déla du Chagrin” (2010); Clifton Callender’s “Reasons to Learn to Sing” (2010); and “The Soul’s Passing” (2007) by Dominick DiOrio. Dr. Fenton has conducted choirs in 35 states, including twenty-six all-state choirs and ACDA Divisional Honor Choirs. Internationally, Kevin conducted the Beijing International Choral Festival Choir with China’s People’s Liberation Orchestra and the Dublin International Choral Festival for Music Celebrations International. He taught choral conducting and conducting pedagogy at the Kenya Conservatory of Music as a Fulbright Specialist and at South Africa’s National Youth Choir Symposium.

Dr. Fenton has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in choral literature and choral conducting at Florida State University since 2000, and his textbook Foundations of Choral Conducting is used in beginning conducting classes throughout the country. He is a recipient of the Florida State University Teaching Award for Excellence, the Delta Omicron Music Professor of the Year award, and the Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Florida Service Award. Additionally, Dr. Fenton is the Artistic Director of the Festival Singers of Florida and a founder of the AVoice4Peace initiative (AVoice4Peace.org).

Michael Hanawalt

Michael Hanawalt is the Associate Professor of Choral Conducting and Music Education at Florida State University, where he conducts the Chamber Choir, teaches graduate courses in conducting and choral literature, and serves as Artistic Director for the Tallahassee Community Chorus. Dr. Hanawalt was a founding member of the professional male vocal ensemble Cantus, serving as both its Executive Director and singing as part of the touring ensemble. Throughout his tenure with the organization, he recorded 12 CDs and performed in or oversaw the booking of over 500 concerts, including collaborations with the King’s Singers, the Boston Pops, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra. Dr. Hanawalt is active as a tenor soloist and has won competitions sponsored by the Schubert Club and Thursday Musical. Recent solo performances include Mozart’s Requiem at Tarleton State University (TX) and Westfield State University (MA), Evangelist in Bach’s Matthäus-Passion at the Bethany College Messiah Festival of the Arts, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He regularly serves as guest conductor for honor choirs, and his choral arrangements are published by Boosey & Hawkes, the Niel A. Kjos Music Company, and Colla Voce. Dr. Hanawalt holds the BM in Vocal Performance from St. Olaf College, the MM in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University, and the PhD in Choral Music Education from Florida State University.

Judy Arthur

Dr. Judy Arthur is a Tallahassee musician who is active as a Collaborative Pianist and Music Director/Conductor. Dr. Arthur holds B.M.E., M.M.E.,and Ph.D. degrees from the Florida State College of Music. Dr. Arthur recently received a one-year appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education Faculty at FSU. She will be teaching the Choral Method classes for undergraduate and graduate students, and supervising Field Experiences for the music education students.

Dr. Arthur retired as Director of Choral Activities at Leon High School in May, 2016 after serving on the Leon faculty for 38 years. During her teaching career her choirs maintained a reputation of excellence, earning many Superior ratings at District and State assessments, including the Florida Vocal Association Choirs of Distinction award for 2014-2016. Leon choirs have a strong reputation for quality throughout the community and state, and present many well attended concerts every year. Under her leadership the Choral Department created a climate where students from diverse backgrounds were welcomed, and all students given equal opportunities to develop their talents and love for music. Dr. Arthur is thrilled that the Leon tradition continues under the capable leadership of Tabitha Peck and Peter Pursino!

In 2000, Dr. Arthur incorporated the Leon choral parent into an active 501(3)c non-profit, Leon Friends of Music, Inc. As Executive Director of the organization she administered the Dale Pullen Scholarship Fund, an endowment and scholarship fund that has provided hundreds of Leon students with private voice lessons, subsidies for students with financial need, and college scholarships. The Leon organization has also been part of the Pullen family’s seat-belt safety campaign, Buckle up for Dale. Information about donating to Leon Friends of Music can be found at leonperformingarts.org.

Dr. Arthur is a Past President of the the Florida Vocal Association (FVA) and the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). She has served on the Board of both organizations in many capacities, and as a Conference Clinician for numerous sessions. In 2004 she received the Wayne Hugoboom Award for Distinguished service to Florida ACDA and in 2016 was inducted into the FVA Hall of Fame. As a Certified Adjudicator for District and State FVA events. She is currently on the FVA Board as the Awards Chair.

As a Clinician, Dr. Arthur has conducted Honor Choirs throughout Florida the 2006 Florida Women’s All State Choir. During the 2017-2018 school year she will conduct the St Johns County Women, Santa Rosa County Senior High, and the Duval County Senior High Honor Choirs.

Sample Senior Choir Schedule

Sample Class Schedule

6:45-7:45am

Breakfast

8:00-9:25am

Warm Up & Mixed Choir

9:30-10:10am

Elective #1

10:15-11:15am

Women's Choir & Men's Finale

11:20-12:20pm

Women's Finale & Men's Choir

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:40-3:05pm

Mixed Choir Sectionals & Annoucements

3:10-3:55pm

Elective #2

4:00-5:00pm

Small Ensembles

5:00pm

Dinner

7:00-9:30pm

Evening Activities

Sample Evening Schedule

Sunday

Orientation & Social Time

Monday

Music Rehearsals

Tuesday

Music Rehearsals

Wednesday

SkyZone, Bowling, Movies or Paint-A-Pot

Thursday

Attend Honors Solo Recital

Friday

Small Ensembles Performance

Sample Treble Choir Schedule

Sample Class Schedule

6:45-7:45am

Breakfast

8:00-9:25am

Warm Up & Treble Choir

9:30-10:10am

Sectionals

10:15-11:15am

Elective #1

11:20-12:20pm

Group Voice

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:40-3:05pm

Treble Rehearsal & Annoucements

3:10-3:55pm

Opener Rehersal

4:00-5:00pm

Elective #2

5:00pm

Dinner

7:00-9:30pm

Evening Activities

Sample Evening Schedule

Sunday

Orientation & Social Time

Monday

Music Rehearsals

Tuesday

Music Rehearsals

Wednesday

SkyZone, Bowling, Movies or Paint-A-Pot

Thursday

Attend Honors Solo Recital

Friday

Small Ensembles Performance

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If a registered student becomes unable to attend camp for any reason AND camp administration received a written refund request, the following refund policy will apply:

Written notice received in camp office 10 or more business days(Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm) prior to the first day of camp: Full refund of tuition and housing less the $100.00 deposit.

Written notice received in camp office 1-9 business days(Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm) prior to the first day of camp: Refund of tuition only less the $100.00 deposit.

As of 5:00pm on the night before camp check-in: No refunds of any kind.

Accepted forms of written notification include:

Letters mailed to the camp administration office at FSU Summer Music Camps, PO BOX 3061180, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and RECEIVED in our office according to the policy above.

Email sent to the camp administration office at musiccamps@fsu.edu. Please be sure to get a reply confirming that we received you email request and that your refund is being processed.

Letters faxed to the camp administration office at 850-644-5257.

All of the above methods must be RECEIVED in our office according to the Refund Policy. Please be sure to get a confirmation from our office indicating that your request to cancel was received and that the refund is being processed.

STOP! Before You Go On!

Have you visited our Discounts page to see if you are eligible for any discounts? Do this BEFORE you register!

The following promo codes are available for this camp IF YOU QUALIFY:

All-State Discount: EVENT50

Faculty/Staff Discount: FAC25

If you are eligible for both of the above discounts, you will only be able to enter one promo code during registration. After registering and getting the one discount, contact us via email at musiccamps@fsu.edu with the details of the other discount you are eligible for and we will manually apply it to your account.

Visit our Discounts page for details about these promotions and other discount opportunities.

Camp Forms For Choral Ensemble

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Once you are registered to attend camp, you will need to complete your Camp Forms. The packet includes the required consent forms, a medical form, an elective preference form, a housing and dining form, and order forms for optional services. Filling out these forms as soon as possible will help us provide you with a great camp experience.

You can fill out these forms online or send them back by mail. We ask that you provide this information as soon as possible, but the deadline to submit all forms and requests is MAY 20.

Make A Payment

You will need to know your Customer ID number to make an online payment. This number can be found on the email confirmation you received when you registered. If you do not know this number or did not get an email confirmation of your registration, please send a request to register@capd.fsu.edu and the registrar will email you back with your number.

Parent & Camper Handbook

For Reference Only - 2019 Handbook Not Yet Available

The best way to prepare for camp is to read your handbook. You can view the handbook online as an interactive PDF or you can download and print out a PDF version. There is information in this handbook that pertains to both parents and campers, so we encourage everyone to take the time to read it.